The 14 Biggest Grammy Snubs in Music History

Records that lost on the night, and records the Academy never even nominated. Most of the winners are footnotes now.

1. 1
   ...And Justice for All

   Metallica's 1988 album lost the first-ever Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Grammy to Jethro Tull, an upset that split the category in two the next year.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kid A

   Radiohead's 2000 album lost Album of the Year to Steely Dan's Two Against Nature.
   840pts
3. 3
   The Velvet Underground & Nico

   The 1967 debut that shaped decades of alternative rock drew no Grammy nomination at all.
   800pts
4. 4
   good kid, m.A.A.d city

   Kendrick Lamar's 2012 debut lost Best Rap Album to Macklemore's The Heist.
   800pts
5. 5
   Nevermind

   Nirvana's 1991 album lost Best Alternative Music Album to Tom Waits' Bone Machine.
   692pts
6. 6
   Purple Rain

   Prince's 1984 blockbuster lost Album of the Year to Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down.
   600pts
7. 7
   Lemonade

   Beyonce's 2016 album lost Album of the Year to Adele, who said on stage it should have won.
   600pts
8. 8
   Back to Black

   Amy Winehouse's 2006 record lost Album of the Year to a Joni Mitchell covers album.
   491pts
9. 9
   The Marshall Mathers LP

   Eminem's 2000 album was the other Album of the Year favourite that Steely Dan beat.
   491pts
10. 10
    Illmatic

    Nas's 1994 debut drew no Grammy nomination; his first win arrived 27 years later.
    491pts
11. 11
    Led Zeppelin IV

    The band took no competitive Grammy while active; the 1971 album was not an Album of the Year nominee.
    360pts
12. 12
    Electric Ladyland

    Jimi Hendrix drew no competitive Grammy nomination in his lifetime for his 1968 double album.
    360pts
13. 13
    Ready to Die

    The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 debut won nothing, and he never took a competitive Grammy.
    0pts
14. 14
    Exodus

    Bob Marley's 1977 album, later called a record of the century, was never nominated.
    0pts

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